I think Duke just played the Piano
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What instrument did Ellington play? ... To paraphrase a frequently cited axiom about Duke Ellington; "he played the piano but his real instrument was the Orchestra." According to Duke, I try to "absorb the styles of all the individuals in the band...I don't write for anyone else but the band."
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americanhistory.si.edu/archives/de-tour/Tq1.htm
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Duke Ellington - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Edward Kennedy "Duke" Ellington (April 29, 1899 – May 24, 1974) was an American composer, pianist, and big band leader. Duke Ellington became one of the most influential artists in the history of rec...
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Brief profile of the American composer and band leader. ... Duke Ellington was attracted to girls and they were attracted to piano players.; He often joked that he learned to play the piano to attract girls. While washing dishes for his summer job, Duke met a waiter who invited him to go see ragtime pianist, Harvey Brooks.
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pbskids.org/jazz/nowthen/duke.html
pbskids.org/jazz/nowthen/duke.html
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Official site maintained by CMG Music. Includes biography, photos and quotes by and about Ellington. ... Key clients in this category include Duke Ellington, Greta Garbo, Edward G. Robinson, Marlene Dietrich, Douglas Fairbanks, George Raft, Loretta Young, Ida Lupino amongst others.
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www.dukeellington.com/
www.dukeellington.com/
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Duke Ellington brought a level of style and sophistication to Jazz that it hadn't seen before. Although he was a gifted piano player, his orchestra was his principal instrument. Like Jelly Roll Morton before him, he considered himself to be a composer and arranger, rather than just a musician.
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www.redhotjazz.com/duke.html
www.redhotjazz.com/duke.html
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As an arranger Ellington was particularly innovative, writing for his very individual players rather than for an anonymous horn section and, not being content to play his songs the same way every time, ... Duke Ellington always considered his orchestra to be his main instrument and with it he recorded constantly from 1926 on.
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www.tunepiano.com/duke.htm
www.tunepiano.com/duke.htm
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Duke Ellington; Biography & Bibliography ... Whitney Balliett: The Duke at Play, in: Whitney Balliett: The Sound of Jazz. 46 Pieces on Jazz, London 1961 [book], p. 45-48 (C: "A Drum is a Woman"); Reprint, in: Whitney Balliett: Collected Works. A Journal of Jazz 1954-2000, New YOrk 2000 [book: St.Martin's Press], p.
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www.darmstadt.de/kultur/musik/jazz/Jazzindex/index-ellington-60s.htm
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HEDRICK SMITH: What is the connection between the Ellington School of the Arts and Duke Ellington. ... YARBOROUGH: As a musician he epitomizes the ability to have his instrument become a part of his body. ... YARBOROUGH: Oh definitely, definitely. I mean you use everything in music to play Ellington, and more. You use all of...
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www.pbs.org/ellingtonsdc/interviewsYarborough.htm
www.pbs.org/ellingtonsdc/interviewsYarborough.htm
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